The centrality of the Northeast to India's ambitious national electrification plan cannot be overstated, since the region will be required to generate about 60 per cent of the total power produced through some 45 mega hydroelectricity projects. In the pro

Women, Mining and Displacement: Report of a Pilot Study Conducted in Jharkhand

Central and state authorities fiddle while underground coalfields burn in Jharia in the state of Jharkhand

spurred by the success of the Taj eco-city project

Damodar river is in deep water. Rampant mining in the North Karanpura coalfield spread over Hazari

Time was, when the Saranda forest cover was so dense that even the sun s rays couldn t penetrate it. Ironically, denudation has driven the region from darkness unto light. And tribal communities are being made the scapegoats

the lack of information about the biodiversity of the Gangetic plain area is coming in the way of its conservation. There is no link between the process of conservation, documentation and usage